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>I would just like to point out, that the crimes aren't necessarily under-reported (i.e. 706 reported) They were saying it is a generally under-reported crime.
by dethstar 12y ago
>I would just like to point out, that the crimes aren't necessarily under-reported (i.e. 706 reported)
They were saying it is a generally under-reported crime. Saying that there was 706 reported cases doesn't change anything.
https://www.rainn.org/get-information/statistics/reporting-rates https://www.rainn.org/get-information/statistics/reporting-r...
Overall, your "feel" about a large number of reported cases being skewed are nothing but a feel. Proves nothing.
- ajkjk 12y agoIt's insane to discredit a valid point for being 'nothing but a feel'. You don't know if it's nothing or not. OP doesn't claim to prove anything and anyone reading can see that.
- dethstar 12y agoWell, false reports can not be considered false unless withdrew by the accuser. Otherwise is just a shot in the dark. It is completely valid to discredit a point with no source. And there's sources that say it is 2% false accusations (like most other crimes) and there's sources that says is 40%. Why are numbers so separate from each other? Because it's a shot in the dark.
- milesskorpen 12y agoWithdrawn != false. There are many other reasons (social pressure, for example) why someone might withdraw an accusation. Particularly when the legal system is extremely unlikely to convict.